Posts Tagged ‘police brutality’

A Black Mississippi man was pummeled to a bloody pulp by white Mississippi law enforcement officers during a traffic stop in July, the man’s attorney claims. David Logan, 28, was so badly beaten that he had to be treated at two hospitals to repair a broken bone over his eye from being repeatedly bashed…

The Phoenix mayor and police chief were so repulsed and “sickened” by the video showing the police pointing a gun at the parents of a 4-year-old child that they apologized to the family and demanded an immediate town meeting to address this issue. Recorded cellphone video shows the officers pointing their guns because the child…

Rap royalty Jay-Z has dispatched one of his lawyers to Phoenix to represent a Black family in their lawsuit after they were terrorized by police after their daughter took a .99 doll from a store, according to The Blast. The video of the profanity-laced tirade from the Phoenix police officers with drawn guns has gone…

Another Black man nearly lost his life after being stopped by police. According to WREG, Edrick Truitt was parked at a convenience store and waiting on a family member in Jonesboro, AK., when he was approached by a White cop. The cop from the Helena Police Department approached Truitt and pointed a gun in…

A Black teen in Florida is reportedly dealing with trauma after being attacked by police for crossing the street. The incident occurred on May 13 after the 16-year-old was leaving work at a Publix, according to the Tampa Bay Time. According to a Facebook post submitted by the boy’s father, Chico Powell, the teen crossed the…

A routine traffic stop turned violent in Rio Vista, California. On May 5, 2019, a Black woman was viciously body-slammed by a White cop, according to KTVU. The incident began after Mea Thomas was stopped by officers and told her vehicle would be towed. Thomas’ mother and sister, Cherish Thomas, arrived on the scene, and the two…

Black celebrities are speaking out following the brutal takedown of a Black teenager by White deputies in Broward County, Florida. The incident occurred on April 19, 2019, at a McDonald’s where a group of teens gathered after school to watch two teens fight. At some point, Deputy Christopher Krickovich and Sgt. Greg LaCerra arrested one of the…

On Super Bowl Sunday, there were those who temporarily put aside their boycott of the NFL to watch the biggest game of the year. Count director Ava DuVernay as one person who refused to cross the picket line, instead choosing to stand in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick by boycotting this year’s Super Bowl. The filmmaker…

The Killers gave Spike Lee “full creative control” over the music video for their anti-Trump song “Land Of The Free.” The band’s frontman Brandon Flowers and his bandmates recently dropped the politically charged anthem, which saw the 61-year-old Academy Award winner at the helm, about the U.S.-Mexican border wall, gun violence and incarceration. The “Somebody Told Me” rockers spent…

The viral video of 12-year-old Corey Jackson being manhandled by a police officer sparked a press conference on Jan. 7, 2019, in the city of Atlanta. The press conference was held to inform the community of the young man’s traumatic experience and to raise awareness about police being called on African Americans for everyday activities. Corey,…

Video has emerged of a Black inmate being brutally beaten by White corrections officer while handcuffed. The incident occurred at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections in April 2018, according to WAVE. In the video captured by an officer’s body cam, corrections officers Devan Edwards and David Schwartz surround inmate Terry Whitehead in a room.…

In the opening scene of the documentary Say Her Name: The Life & Death of Sandra Bland, Sandra Bland speaks directly into the camera and addresses White America. “White people, yes, Black people know all lives matter,” Bland said in an April 2015 recording created for her “Sandy Speaks” video blog. “But what I need you…

Deadly police shootings plagued headlines in 2017 and continued to do so in 2018. In 2017, officials recorded 987 police killings nationwide. As of June 2018, 519 deaths had been confirmed so far. The fatal shootings of unarmed African Americans have had an especially corrosive influence on relations between police departments and communities of color.…

The police department in Coral Springs, Florida, has come under fire after a video has gone viral showing a White male cop repeatedly punching a 14-year-old Black girl who was already pinned to the ground by two officers. The video, posted by Instagram user Victoria Cedeno, shows that the male officer is grabbing the bottom of the…

We’re all familiar with how NFL owners quickly acquiesced to Donald Trump’s demands after he smacked them around with his misguided political fury and shaming owners for allowing players to “disrespect” the American flag and U.S. military. There is one NFL owner, David Tepper of the Carolina Panthers, who has dissented from the monolithic NFL ownership group.…

Police officers in suburban Detroit swarmed around an unarmed Black man holding his infant daughter amidst an argument before they tased him several times during a turbulent arrest that was captured on video and quickly went viral. According to WXYZ, officers in Westland, Michigan, about 30 minutes outside of Detroit, were called to the home…

For many Blacks living in large urban areas, the police seem to be an ever-present occupying force. A force that is so deadly that an encounter with some beat cops could not only change your life forever but might end it as well. One such police force is the Baltimore Police Department. The department gained…

A highly-ranked Baltimore police officer was suspended with pay after a viral video shows him being the aggressor as he brutally beat down an unarmed man. The violent episode popped off outside the Q’s Bar and Liquors in an impoverished area in East Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun reports. The video shows Officer Arthur Williams pushing…

Lawmakers in Cincinnati are outraged after a veteran police officer used a taser stun gun on an 11-year-old Black girl who was suspected of shoplifting. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said he has launched an internal investigation after the episode popped off at around 9:30 p.m. Monday at a Kroger in Cincinnati. Authorities say off-duty officer…

Another case of police brutality has garnered national attention. In Detroit, police were called when a woman was walking around her neighborhood while nude, according to WJBK. Several police officers arrived on the scene and were able to give the woman a robe before taking her into custody. The officers took her to Detroit Receiving Hospital since…